diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 3b8a35ae..da15e365 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,6 +4,11 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 
 The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/).
 
+## [0.9.6] 2020
+### Fixes
+- Web
+    - handling unexpected connection errors
+
 ## [0.9.5] 2020-06-07
 ### Features
 - new custom action (**+**) to open the system backups (snapshots). It is just a shortcut to Timeshift.
diff --git a/bauh/__init__.py b/bauh/__init__.py
index 3589bf38..0fc6cee2 100644
--- a/bauh/__init__.py
+++ b/bauh/__init__.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-__version__ = '0.9.5'
+__version__ = '0.9.6'
 __app_name__ = 'bauh'
 
 import os
diff --git a/bauh/gems/web/controller.py b/bauh/gems/web/controller.py
index 133ea35b..e6e726a7 100644
--- a/bauh/gems/web/controller.py
+++ b/bauh/gems/web/controller.py
@@ -838,7 +838,10 @@ class WebApplicationManager(SoftwareManager):
             if not app.description:
                 app.description = self._get_app_description(app.url, soup)
 
-            find_url = not app.icon_url or (app.icon_url and not self.http_client.exists(app.icon_url, session=False))
+            try:
+                find_url = not app.icon_url or (app.icon_url and not self.http_client.exists(app.icon_url, session=False))
+            except (requests.exceptions.ConnectionError, requests.exceptions.ConnectTimeout):
+                find_url = None
 
             if find_url:
                 app.icon_url = self._get_app_icon_url(app.url, soup)